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Ma-Po Tofu
Recipe courtesy Gourmet Magazine Show: Sara's Secrets Episode: Budget Gourmet:Grind It Up! Overall User Rating: 
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tasty but best not to double
07/14/2008 at 01:33am
User: Jennifer from Riverside, CA User Rating:
I made mapo tofu using this recipe once and it was great. The second time, I doubled the recipe. However, it was too salty to eat no matter how much extra rice I added. Perhaps the recipe is best in small portions.
As good or BETTER than resturant
09/25/2007 at 07:19pm
User: Mai from Oakland, CA User Rating:
My personal opinion, this is better than most resturant MaPos. Its a very tasty recipe, and the constancy is perfect. The best thing is its not as nearly as oily or greasy as the resturant's. My boyfriend orders Mapo all the time, and even he liked this recipe better. I can eat this over and over and not get tired of it. Next I'm goign to try to substitute the tofu, with eggplant instead. I'm sure it'll be just as good.
Ma-Po Tofu acceptable but not the best
06/26/2007 at 02:46pm
User: ALAN from AURORA, CO User Rating:
I made this as close to the recipe as I could but it does not taste the way I remember it from my travels in China. I'm not sure what's missing but a little different. However, not bad, especially if you wish to try the dish for the first time.I don't think you will be disapointed.
Easy
07/10/2006 at 08:01pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
Easy and fast to make... a bit salty...but tasty..
Very Good
02/19/2006 at 01:44pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
I this is a very good dish
ma po tofu
02/16/2006 at 06:53pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
very tasty
Definately Tasty
02/12/2006 at 10:09pm
User: Ulysses from oakland, CA User Rating:
This was a good ma po tofu recipe. I live next to chinatown and often get ma po dofu. My only 2 complaints about this dish is it isnt too spicy. There is no way to kick up the spicy factor using the ingredients. The second, there is a lot of meat for this tofu dish. Still, the taste is really good and really compares to the tofu dishes I buy in chinatown.
Hot
02/06/2006 at 09:51pm
User: David from Seattle, WA User Rating:
Add less of the sauce for a milder dish.
Ma-Po Tofu - Excellent!
08/26/2005 at 10:44pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
Made this recipe twice so far. Both times, I used a firm Tofu because 'regular or soft (not silken) tofu' - just did not sound right. I missed the airing of the show. 2nd time, I marinaded the tofu in the sauce overnight! Interesting note - this dish provides over 21g of Protein; can leave out the pork & use as a vegetarian dish & still get the Protein we need! Personally, I love the flavor the pork yields.
Excellent in a vegetarian version
05/22/2005 at 01:26pm
User: Jeffrey from Austin, TX User Rating:
I substituted Morningstar Farms Grillers Recipe Crumbles for the pork and a vegetable stock for the chicken broth. Also, I added a dash of sesame flavored chili oil and a pinch of coarsely ground red chilis. My veggie-eating wife loved it. Thanks, Sara.
Very tasty dish.
03/16/2005 at 10:14am
User: Anonymous User Rating:
We did not poach the tofu and decided to just stir fry it with the pork to save time. Big mistake since it disintegrated during cooking. The flavors were great regardless of tofu texture.